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monolingual · v2.0.2

6
8.0

Utility to remove unnecessary language resources from the system

Utilities macOS 27+ Homepage →
brew install --cask monolingual
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Trust Score 6/10
✓ Open source (GPL-3.0) +3
✗ Active development +0
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0

Version History

v2.0.2
8d ago2.0.1→2.0.2
16d ago2.0.0→2.0.1
17d ago1.8.2→2.0.0

Review

Mar 11, 2026

Monolingual is a system utility that helps users remove unnecessary language resources, freeing up significant disk space. It is particularly useful for users with limited storage or those seeking a more streamlined macOS experience.

Monolingual removes unnecessary language resources from macOS to free up disk space.

Maturity: The project is mature with active maintenance and a strong open-source community.

Community: Users on Reddit have praised Monolingual for saving substantial space, with positive feedback on its effectiveness.

Pros

  • + Effectively frees up disk space by removing unused language files
  • + User-friendly interface for easy system optimization
  • + Actively maintained with regular updates and community support

Cons

  • - Lacks auto-update feature, requiring manual checks for new versions
  • - Requires occasional manual intervention for optimal performance

GitHub

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Issues
GPL-3.0
License
SwiftLast commit: Mar 2, 2026

Community Mentions

reddit
Sep 2025 Flavors of Moonshine: Tiny Monolingual ASR Models for Edge Devices (Preprint + Open Weights)
hackernews
Sep 2025 Monolingual speech recognition models beat multilingual models ~30x bigger
hackernews
Dec 2023 Unsupervised speech-to-speech translation from monolingual data
hackernews
Mar 2021 LinguaGraeceaPerSeIllustrata, a monolingual textbook to self-teach Ancient Greek
hackernews
Nov 2017 Unsupervised Machine Translation Using Monolingual Corpora Only [pdf]
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